The Meaning Of Ugly, By Barbra Streisand

In the first year of middle school, I was called ugly by one of my peers in school.This was one of the most insulting words ever said to me at that time. This happen to me almost daily as I was sitting at the lunch table with my friends, when out of the blue this boy would see me and the first word that came out of his mouth was, “YOU’RE UGLY”. Hearing someone call you ugly on a daily basis, you begin to start believing it's true. So, that is why I take that word seriously and recognize the destruction words can do to one's self esteem. According, to my survey I took with my family, 13 out of 15 of them have been called ugly once in there life.(survey I took 9-10-17) The Meaning of Ugly is “very unattractive” or unpleasant to look at;

Barbra Streisand, who is a well known singer, actress and film director has said “ Despite her enormous success, her wealth and fame, status as an icon, still seems burden by those years growing up in Brooklyn and being told that she was not very pretty(The New York Times)”. Therapy is often one of the first helping professionals available to people in need of emotional support. They help their clients learn how to make healthy decisions about themselves, their relationships and their futures to becoming productive/ successful adults in society. Middle school was definitely a learning experience on the power that negative words have on one's self esteem, Such as, being called ugly on a daily bases by one of your school peers. It's sad to learn that 13 out of 15 of my family members have been called ugly at least once in their life. It's unfortunate, that just one word can set off so many damaging chains of events in one's life. For those and popular influential figures who have been affected by the destruction of negative words, are able to seek professional help